Two Lehigh Valley universities are ranked in the top tier for average professor salaries in Pennsylvania.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has released new data concerning college professors. In Pennsylvania, professors earned average salaries of $115,431 in 2012-13, the latest year available.

Lehigh University in Bethlehem had one of the highest average full professor pay rates — at $142,400. Lafayette College in Easton was next in the Lehigh Valley with $130,000 for average professor pay, according to the chronicle.

Muhlenberg College in Allentown had average professor pay of $99,400, while DeSales University professors were paid an average of $88,700. DeSales was an anomaly, with female professors slightly earning more than their male counterparts.

Professors at Moravian College in Bethlehem earned $82,600 on average, and those at Cedar Crest College in Allentown were paid at a similar rate — with $81,100 being the average.

At the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools, average professor salary remained relatively close at all 14 schools. At East Stroudsburg, it was $105,300, while Kutztown professors saw an average of $105,400.

The data also listed average salaries for assistant and associate professors and instructors.

In the winter, the Chronicle of Higher Education created a database for salaries of college presidents. Those numbers showed that Lehigh University's former president, Alice Gast, was one of the highest-paid private college presidents in 2012, earning $884,907 in 2012.